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Category Archives: overland

Hanging out in Canela, Brazil for the pandemic

January 11, 2021by CGENGO 9 Comments

We arrived in Canela, Brazil in early March of 2020.  We planned to stay a couple of weeks to have some repairs done on the roof of the camper.  We […]

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Peru- Adopting a dog!

October 19, 2019by CGENGO 6 Comments

Peruvian Hairless Dogs are a well recognized breed here in Peru and even globally.  You can click HERE to read a post about them.   But that is not what we […]

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Peru- Back in Lima, again.

October 12, 2019by CGENGO 4 Comments

We actually passed through Lima several times in our loops around Peru.  The prior two visits were filled with touristic fun and exploration.  But during this visit we had some […]

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Peru- Lima Auto Museum (Museo de Autos Nicolini)

October 5, 2019by CGENGO 1 Comment

The last post mentioned some of the touristy highlights we experienced in Lima.  Another stop that we enjoyed was the private auto collection of Jorge Nicolini.  You can see the […]

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Peru- The capital, a visit to Lima with a friend.

September 28, 2019by CGENGO Leave a comment

Lima is the largest city in Peru.  It spreads North and South along the beautiful ocean coastline and far into the suburbs.  Each neighborhood of the city has specific characteristics […]

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Peru- The Cordillera Blanca and an amazing blue lake.

September 21, 2019by CGENGO 5 Comments

Leaving the edge of the Amazon meant leaving the lush, wet jungle behind us.  After that sketchy looking ferry across the river (click HERE to see that story) , the […]

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Peru- Arrival To The Amazonas Region

July 6, 2019by CGENGO Leave a comment

We drove the rough, muddy, bumpy road out of Ecuador and camped along a river just before the border.  We had good company for the night, as we shared dinner […]

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Ecuador- The Baños area

May 26, 2019by CGENGO 1 Comment

Baños is a bustling town built in a volcanic valley.  The weather is nearly perfect year-round.  The main business is tourism, and everything revolves around that income.  Good restaurants, thermal […]

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Ecuador- Visiting the edge of the Amazon

May 23, 2019by CGENGO Leave a comment

  No visit to Ecuador would be complete without leaving the Andes and heading into the Amazon area.  This hot, humid jungle is known world-wide for its variety of species, […]

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Ecuador- The volcanic Andes

May 19, 2019by CGENGO 1 Comment

We came back into Ecuador at the busy little Colombia/Ecuador crossing and quickly secured the necessary paperwork for the three of us and also the truck to stay 21 more […]

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